Virginia couple sued by Afghan refugees of crazy scheme to kidnap their baby

[Anonymous]

Why hasn’t the Afghan child been returned to her family?! The kidnappers have been consistently aided and abetted by the judicial system.

Military board substantiates misconduct but declines to fire Marine who adopted Afghan orphan

https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/military-board-substantiates-misconduct-declines-fire-marine-adopted-114623926

[Anonymous]

The Opportunist podcast just had an episode about this.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:
Why hasn’t the Afghan child been returned to her family?! The kidnappers have been consistently aided and abetted by the judicial system.

Military board substantiates misconduct but declines to fire Marine who adopted Afghan orphan

https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/military-board-substantiates-misconduct-declines-fire-marine-adopted-114623926

From the article, at the end, one of the Masts testified publicly. Stephanie Mast explained why they kept/are keeping the girl.

"The deciding panel of two lieutenant colonels and a colonel was allowed to ask questions, and one asked Stephanie Mast why she and her husband continued to try to adopt the girl even after she had been reunited with relatives in Afghanistan. They noted that multiple high-ranking officials, including then-Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and a federal judge, told them to stop.

"When she responded that getting the child to the United States was their highest priority, the board asked whether the assumption that a child would be better off in the U.S. rather than Afghanistan was a product of Western bias.

“They have a survival mentality,” she said of Afghans. “We believe in life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. And we wanted her to have that.”"

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
Why hasn’t the Afghan child been returned to her family?! The kidnappers have been consistently aided and abetted by the judicial system.

Military board substantiates misconduct but declines to fire Marine who adopted Afghan orphan

https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/military-board-substantiates-misconduct-declines-fire-marine-adopted-114623926

From the article, at the end, one of the Masts testified publicly. Stephanie Mast explained why they kept/are keeping the girl.

"The deciding panel of two lieutenant colonels and a colonel was allowed to ask questions, and one asked Stephanie Mast why she and her husband continued to try to adopt the girl even after she had been reunited with relatives in Afghanistan. They noted that multiple high-ranking officials, including then-Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and a federal judge, told them to stop.

"When she responded that getting the child to the United States was their highest priority, the board asked whether the assumption that a child would be better off in the U.S. rather than Afghanistan was a product of Western bias.

“They have a survival mentality,” she said of Afghans. “We believe in life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. And we wanted her to have that.”"

This enrages me.

So that's it? The child's family has no recourse?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
Why hasn’t the Afghan child been returned to her family?! The kidnappers have been consistently aided and abetted by the judicial system.

Military board substantiates misconduct but declines to fire Marine who adopted Afghan orphan

https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/military-board-substantiates-misconduct-declines-fire-marine-adopted-114623926

From the article, at the end, one of the Masts testified publicly. Stephanie Mast explained why they kept/are keeping the girl.

"The deciding panel of two lieutenant colonels and a colonel was allowed to ask questions, and one asked Stephanie Mast why she and her husband continued to try to adopt the girl even after she had been reunited with relatives in Afghanistan. They noted that multiple high-ranking officials, including then-Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and a federal judge, told them to stop.

"When she responded that getting the child to the United States was their highest priority, the board asked whether the assumption that a child would be better off in the U.S. rather than Afghanistan was a product of Western bias.

“They have a survival mentality,” she said of Afghans. “We believe in life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. And we wanted her to have that.”"

This enrages me.

So that's it? The child's family has no recourse?

She's not wrong...

[Anonymous]

If they keep her, they'll be removing her in a few years when she shows problems from this trauma.

[Anonymous]

^^rehoming

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
Why hasn’t the Afghan child been returned to her family?! The kidnappers have been consistently aided and abetted by the judicial system.

Military board substantiates misconduct but declines to fire Marine who adopted Afghan orphan

https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/military-board-substantiates-misconduct-declines-fire-marine-adopted-114623926

From the article, at the end, one of the Masts testified publicly. Stephanie Mast explained why they kept/are keeping the girl.

"The deciding panel of two lieutenant colonels and a colonel was allowed to ask questions, and one asked Stephanie Mast why she and her husband continued to try to adopt the girl even after she had been reunited with relatives in Afghanistan. They noted that multiple high-ranking officials, including then-Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and a federal judge, told them to stop.

"When she responded that getting the child to the United States was their highest priority, the board asked whether the assumption that a child would be better off in the U.S. rather than Afghanistan was a product of Western bias.

“They have a survival mentality,” she said of Afghans. “We believe in life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. And we wanted her to have that.”"

This enrages me.

So that's it? The child's family has no recourse?

She's not wrong...

She's not entitled to her opinion trumping everything else.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
Why hasn’t the Afghan child been returned to her family?! The kidnappers have been consistently aided and abetted by the judicial system.

Military board substantiates misconduct but declines to fire Marine who adopted Afghan orphan

https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/military-board-substantiates-misconduct-declines-fire-marine-adopted-114623926

From the article, at the end, one of the Masts testified publicly. Stephanie Mast explained why they kept/are keeping the girl.

"The deciding panel of two lieutenant colonels and a colonel was allowed to ask questions, and one asked Stephanie Mast why she and her husband continued to try to adopt the girl even after she had been reunited with relatives in Afghanistan. They noted that multiple high-ranking officials, including then-Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and a federal judge, told them to stop.

"When she responded that getting the child to the United States was their highest priority, the board asked whether the assumption that a child would be better off in the U.S. rather than Afghanistan was a product of Western bias.

“They have a survival mentality,” she said of Afghans. “We believe in life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. And we wanted her to have that.”"

This enrages me.

So that's it? The child's family has no recourse?

She's not wrong...

She's not entitled to her opinion trumping everything else.

It is not just her opinion. The Masts were not acting alone, they have had a lot of support.

[Anonymous]

I was just wondering about this case the other day. Here’s the (probably final) update. Infuriating.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I was just wondering about this case the other day. Here’s the (probably final) update. Infuriating.

They stole that baby. They are repugnant people. And it looks like stealing the child wasn't enough, they now want to ruin the lives of the Afghan couple:

From the article:

The Mast and the couple continue to litigate similar issues in federal court, with the Masts’ urging the Fourth Circuit last September to vacate a protective order shielding the identities of the child’s family.

[Anonymous]

Are the under the impression people agree with them? Can’t imagine being their neighbors.

[Anonymous]

They shouldn’t have done all that but can we agree it is better for the baby to grow up in the U.S. than Afghanistan? Especially a girl

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:They shouldn’t have done all that but can we agree it is better for the baby to grow up in the U.S. than Afghanistan? Especially a girl[/quote

Right now? With what is going on in the U.S.? No, we can't agree with that.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:They shouldn’t have done all that but can we agree it is better for the baby to grow up in the U.S. than Afghanistan? Especially a girl

Didn’t mast steal her by bringing the couple over the us and then taking her from them in the airport?

So I thought they were in the US? Did they return to Afghanistan?